Draw iPad case makes a tasty-looking iPad sandwich

Welsh product design company Draw has recently unveiled their finished case for the iPad, and followed it up with a painful price tag. The Draw iPad case is machined from a solid block of aluminum, given an anodized finish in black, blue, green, pink, or clear (natural aluminum color), and features a foam-padded lining and a magnetic closure system. These certainly look hot, but you’ll pay handsomely for all of that hotness: these are available only in the Draw online store, where the going price is US$200.

Ronald, not only are there likely a significant number of people who prefer the look of machined aluminum over worn denim, but also I’d wager that this case would protect its contents from crushing or impact better than an old pair of jeans would.

Sadly, this gorgeous case’s sleek lines, styling, and hipness is greatly diminished by the company putting their logo on it in a glaring white typeface. A subtle emboss would have looked so classy, now it’s just a portable billboard. You can bet the suits came in after the designers finished and demanded everyone must be able to “easily see and read our company name!”

I just bought a Draw Case because there are no other cases on the market that can protect my $700 toy better. The case is solid aluminum. I wouldn’t want to try it but I would bet it could withstand being run over by a car. I don’t care about price as long as something will do what I need it to do.

The Cargo Works MacBook 13" EDC Kit is a black canvas zippered gear bag that has been designed to hold the 13" MacBook or similarly sized notebooks and associated gear. Stay tuned for my full review which is coming soon.